Virginia bill aims to shape classroom narrative on Jan. 6 and the 2020 election
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Virginia lawmakers passed a bill barring schools from teaching that the Jan. 6 riot was peaceful or that there was widespread fraud in the 2020 election, the first Democratic-led state to try to shape how such events are taught in schools.
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- Virginia moves to forbid schools from teaching that Jan. 6 was peaceful The Washington Post
- Virginia passes legislation prohibiting schools from teaching falsehoods about Jan. 6 riot CBS News
- Bill to require factual teaching about U.S. Capitol attack clears Va. General Assembly Virginia Mercury
- Virginia Dems mandate Jan. 6 be taught as ‘violent insurrection,’ ban election fraud claims in schools Fox News
- Why Virginia’s January 6 Teaching Law Should Worry Everyone Civil War Memory
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